Corporate Innovation

Combining Startup velocity with Tier-1 project and stakeholder management to deliver products that actually benefit the P&L.

We have a track record of delivering...

Rigorous

Blue-chip strategy and project management

Complex

Deep technical understanding and problem-solving

Rapid

Fast, scaleable solutions that work out of the box

Our Approach

With experience as founders and leaders in corporates, we have perfected a model that outshines the standard.

Initially, the majority of spend is for the business case which is often done “on the side of the desk” which results in delays.

After the business case, a PoC and MVP is built and deployed. But, given the non-scalable technology approach, the PoC and MVP are considered discrete pieces of work.

There is no integrated approach, meaning the underlying tech frameworks and costs scale into one another.

Finally, given the need to manage non-technical work, revenue generation often occurs too late to demonstrate material impact and innovation need.

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Daedalus integrates commerciality and technical development. This means we can drive revenue earlier and greater.

How? We combine the business case with a concurrent PoC build. This enables a quicker route to demonstrating utility and our fees are aligned to a small team - meaning cost savings.

Our tech approach means the PoC scales into a MVP which in turn scales into a v1 and the innovation generates material impact much earlier.

Most importantly, we are one single, self-managing team able to perform all the work releasing your time to focus on other areas of the business.

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Capabilities

We know how to support you in what you need through experience, honesty and strong capabilities.

Our Work

In addition to our individual success, we have helped our clients navigate building and innovating, whether they are starting from scratch or part of a multinational organisation.

ESG FinTech

Define, deploy, and commercially launch an industry defining data product backed by the TNFD, Al Gore and the FNZ Group.

Core Banking

Scaling a banking platform for ethical lenders and Family Offices by tripling lending volumes and reducing underwriting time by two thirds

ERP

Creating an industry-wide ERP solution across various stakeholders across the globe to be used by key organisational bodies such as EPL

Commodities

Rapidly developing a high-value prototype for key internal innovation propositions to create internal buy-in and to define resource allocation

Consumer Lending

Creating and deploying the tech and operational processes to secure FCA licences and authorisation to launch a new, ethical lending proposition

HealthTech

Transformed MVP into scalable, robust SaaS platform with industry buy-in and created internal tech team and knowledge capabilities

Trade Finance

Driving the launch of a blockchain -based trade finance PoC for a consortium incl. BNP Paribas, Sainsbury’s and Unilever

MedTech

Redefining old school industry processes to enable customer to win back market share, increase revenues and improve customer experience

B2B Marketing

Defining and deploying the PoC and MVP Prototype for an enterprise marketing automation platform to win initial revenues to close funding

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FAQs

Are you ISO and SOC compliant?

We follow the principles and standards of ISO and SOC where applicable in the running of our commercial business. We’re happy to share relevant information and certifications on request.

What makes Daedalus unique?

The Daedalus team has worked together since 2017 - we’ve launched our own ventures and have individually led technology, data and product divisions within corporates and scale ups.

This means we’ve experienced - and solved! - a range of problems, and have long-standing experience of working together as a ready-to-go team. Two things you instantly benefit from.
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We also have an in-house set of components and libraries, which allows us to deliver solutions faster while ensuring full code ownership for our clients. We provide scalable, real-code solutions at the pace of low/no-code, often delivering in a third of the time compared to standard models.

What is Daedalus’ experience with Corporate Innovation?

Extensive. We've led corporate innovation internally as leaders and employees, and externally as a service provider. We're skilled at working with stakeholders and ensuring effective communication, delivering for corporate clients including KPMG, Vodafone, BNP Paribas, FNZ, and HSBC.

What are Daedalus’ competencies?

Beyond our technical expertise, we support corporate innovation through:

Conducting value assessments and rapid prototyping to identify innovation opportunities.
Building data-driven business cases to secure budget for initial tests or PoCs.
Designing and deploying cost-effective, high-impact PoCs with defined success criteria.
Scaling PoCs into revenue-generating MVPs.
Defining the service design for MVP deployment across an organization.

We can fully own the corporate innovation process or simply take on specific elements based on your needs - whichever works for you.

How does IP assignment work?

Our contracts provide full and unequivocal assignment of all relevant IP to you.

What is Daedalus’ fee structure?

We are flexible: we offer fixed-fee pricing, milestone-based, time-and-materials or revenue share models depending on your preferences. We are also open to equity components for startups.

Which types of corporates does Daedalus work with?

We’re open to work with any corporates across industries where our technical competencies align. Our experience includes Financial Services, Insurance, ESG, TelCo, Renewables, and Oil & Gas.

Does Daedalus only work with UK-based corporates?

No - we work internationally and can adjust our schedules to match your timezone needs.

How large is your team?

You can find details of our full team on our About Us page. We are purposefully boutique in nature so as to provide maximum value and benefit to our clients.

Are the Daedalus team fully based in the UK or do you off-shore work?

Our founders are based in Central London, with the team based in the UK and mainland Europe. We do not offshore our coding work, but we are happy to work with your preferred supplier (or suggest ones we know well) if you prefer.

Do I get dedicated resources? Will they come to my office?

We can provide you with dedicated resources who can work from your offices if required.
We also have extensive experience of working remotely.

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